37.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hampshire · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hampshire
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Hampshire, where 37% of people live with a lasting condition. This figure is well above the 27.7% national average, though the area reports far fewer mental health conditions than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 18.5%, and overall health struggles are well above the state and national figures. While 55.6% of people have no long-term conditions, 7.4% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well below the Tasmanian rate of 11.5%.
7.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Hampshire, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here, with 9.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
9.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Hampshire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60260/hampshire/topic/health-disability